Pajé Maná Shanenawá

Pajé Maná Shanenawá is the Chief and Spiritual Leader of the Kené Merá Village, located on the banks of the Envira River in the Acre State Amazon Rainforest, Brazil. He belongs to the Kapanawa Shanenawa people — known as the People of the Blue Bird Tribe.

In the Shanenawa tradition, “Pajé” means spiritual leader. The Pajé guides and aligns the spiritual works within the community. This path is a profound calling and a lifelong journey — requiring many years of deep study with sacred plants, elders, and extended dietas in isolation. Within this tradition, the Pajé is often recognized from birth: parents and elders observe specific indications in a child and gently begin guiding them along their path of studies from a very young age.

Pajé Maná carries a powerful ancestral lineage and remains rooted in the living wisdom of the Amazon. He facilitates sacred ceremonies and teachings that include Uni (Ayahuasca), Rapé (Rume Reshke), Sananga, sacred fire circles, ancient chants, cosmology teachings, Kené body painting, and floral healing baths.

He visits accompanied by his wife, Pey Rani Shanenawa — representative of the feminine power — and Txaná Yube, representative of the traditional culture of the Kenē Merá village. Together, the family holds a full ceremonial and cultural transmission for all who are called to walk this path.

Their message is simple but powerful: the wisdom of the forest can awaken us, reconnect us to our own nature, our ancestral roots, and our spirituality. This path is not a religion — it is a way of living in harmony and reverence with nature and all life.